Table 4.
Comparison of pulmonary function test at the baseline and after 3-month exercise between combined home exercise (COMB) group and range-of-motion home exercise (ROM) group.
| Variables | COMB group (n = 9) | ROM group (n = 10) | Both groups | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline mean ± SD | Postexercise mean ± SD | Within-group *P value | Baseline mean (SD) | Postexercise mean (SD) | Within-group † P value | Between-groups ‡ P value | |
| FVC (L) | 3.2 ± 0.8 | 3.1 ± 1.0 | 0.594 | 3.3 ± 0.8 | 3.0 ± 1.0 | 0.333 | 0.369 |
| FEV1 (L) | 2.9 ± 0.7 | 2.5 ± 0.8 | 0.674 | 2.9 ± 0.7 | 2.5 ± 0.8 | 0.766 | 0.624 |
| FEV1/FVC (%) | 89.2 ± 6.2 | 83.1 ± 7.0 | 0.811 | 88.2 ± 6.0 | 84.7 ± 6.3 | 0.473 | 0.364 |
| PEF (L/sec) | 7.6 ± 2.3 | 7.2 ± 2.1 | 0.021 | 8.8 ± 1.6 | 8.0 ± 2.4 | 0.074 | 0.514 |
| VC (L) | 3.2 ± 0.8 | 3.1 ± 1.0 | 0.515 | 3.3 ± 0.9 | 3.1 ± 1.0 | 0.610 | 0.327 |
| TLC (L) | 5.0 ± 1.0 | 4.9 ± 0.9 | 0.767 | 5.1 ± 1.0 | 5.0 ± 1.0 | 0.878 | 0.744 |
| RV (L) | 1.7 ± 0.6 | 1.8 ± 0.4 | 0.859 | 1.7 ± 0.6 | 1.9 ± 0.5 | 0.506 | 0.653 |
| RV/TLC (%) | 35.0 ± 10.3 | 38.1 ± 10.8 | 0.812 | 34.4 ± 10.4 | 39.2 ± 10.2 | 0.540 | 0.486 |
| FRC (L) | 3.2 ± 0.7 | 3.1 ± 0.8 | 0.678 | 3.1 ± 0.7 | 3.2 ± 0.7 | 0.683 | 0.568 |
FVC: forced vital capacity; FEV1: forced expiratory volume at 1 second; PEF: peak expiratory flow; VC: vital capacity; TLC: total lung capacity; RV: residual volume; FRC: functional residual capacity. *P values for differences in the baseline data between the COMB and the ROM groups; † P values for differences in the postexercise data between the COMB and the ROM groups; ‡ P values for differences in the changed score between the baseline and the postexercise data between the COMB and the ROM groups.